This is why i loathe theism.

Long gone are the days when I would question the ideologies imbibed within me. Those times have passed when my religious views had a certain level of ambiguity to them. When the indoctrination of the concept of a 'Creator' lost more and more ground, more and more rapidly to a want for logic, a need for reason. I am now, no longer 'Agnostic'. I am no longer 'Pagan'. I no longer question the authority of the Almighty, i reject it. I am an atheist. I no longer live my life in denial of a supernatural being but in conviction of his non-existence. And that makes the difference. The sanctity of atheism is way more blissful, way more euphoric and exuberant than the bonds of religion ever were. The thought that the absence of moral obligation and accountability to The One shall result to chaos which may result in the end of mankind has been established faulty.
Today, the thought of how organised religion has stood strong for thousands of years now, leaves me perplexed and thinking ever so often. I am always filled with awe and disgust at the realisation that human intelligence is bi-polar to say the least. Over the course of history, men with lofty ambitions of ruling over the world have assumed righteous positions assuring mankind of security, a safeguard against what man fears the most- the unknown, the uncertain, the unseen, the invisible. The future. And history has shown that irrespective of the might and strength that kings have employed in their quests, the globe still remains too large a territory to conquer in one lifetime.On the other hand, assume the position of the messenger of Divinity/ a messiah/ whatever, guarantee a VIP entry to heaven and people around the globe will conform to your commandments. And TADA! You rule! (quite literally). Organised religion is quite possibly is possibly the best run scam ever.
On the other hand, we have human ignorance, courtesy of which, logic and simple reason are defied/ raped and people waste Sunday mornings waking up early and getting all dressed up to attend mass. Seriously, had the Almighty even existed and had, going by popular belief created the entire Universe, do you think he would bother about petty things such as being worshiped by asswipes such as yourselves? I mean dude, he created the world! Get it? He doesnt care if someone like you worships him! Rather worship Steven Wilson now, eh? Atleast i've seen him with my own eyes once! XD
"For as long as there has been a God, there has been killing in his name."
-Dan Brown.
I find it hard to believe someone would be ignorant enough to have even a penny worth of faith in religion. Something, that has only divided people over the years, brought about some of the most brutal wars history has witnessed, created boundaries and is the sole factor/purpose behind terrorism over the world. Support religion and you support killing. Support religion and you are no better the politicians who would rather divide the country for their benefits than try to bring about peace. Support religion and you are blinded. Think for yourself. Refuse to conform.
P.S.: I do not mean to hurt sentiments, bla, bla, bla...
P.P.S.: This writeup was to also include my viewpoint on 'Militant Atheism'. But i kinda am not really a writer at heart. I have problem putting my thoughts down in words. So that woud take quite some time. But i do assure a post regarding that sometime in the future.
P.P.P.S.: The above writeup has been influenced by a lot of other articles that i have read that condemned the idea of religion, written by other atheists. And there might be similarities though i have made a conscious effort to refrain from plagiarism.

More later.
Sumedh.